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Created by the continuous feedback of a "student-tested, faculty-approved" process, COMP (with CourseMate Printed Access Card), 3E delivers a visually appealing, succinct print component, tear-out review cards for students and instructors, and a consistent online offering with Enhanced CourseMate that includes an eBook in addition to a set of interactive digital tools all at a value-based price and proven to increase retention and outcomes.
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"My writing has improved tremendously. COMP is very well written and descriptive."
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"COMP is full of great examples of how to write a paper."
About the Author
Dr. Randall VanderMey (Ph.D. University of Iowa, M.F.A. in Fiction, Iowa Writers' Workshop, M.A. University of Pennsylvania) is Professor of English and English Department Chair at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He has taught composition, literature, and technical writing at Iowa State University, Dordt College, and the University of Iowa and led several off-campus programs in Europe through Westmont. VanderMey has received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards for teaching and writing. He has published two books of poems, KENOSIS: A SONG CYCLE, and CHARM SCHOOL: FIVE WOMEN OF THE ODYSSEY, as well as a book of personal essays, GOD TALK: TRITENESS AND TRUTH IN CHRISTIAN CLICHES. He was co-author of a psychiatric trade book, GENES AND THE MIND. In Spring 2013 Westmont College produced the world premiere of his full-length play, PLATINUM CIRCLE: A PLAY IN THREE ONE-ACTS. Dr. Verne Meyer is a businessperson and an educator who has taught in high schools and in college. In 1977, he cofounded Write Source Educational Publishing House, now a subsidiary of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Supplemental. A graduate of Calvin College, Marquette University, and the University of Minnesota, he has co-authored FUSION 1, FUSION 2, WRITE 1 SENTENCES TO PARAGRAPHS, WRITE 2 PARAGRAPHS TO ESSAYS, and more than a dozen English handbooks, including WRITE SOURCE 2000, WRITERS INC, WRITE FOR COLLEGE, THE COLLEGE WRITER, WRITE FOR BUSINESS, THE BUSINESS WRITER, and WRITING EFFECTIVE E-MAIL. Today, Dr. Meyer is a contributing editor for Write Source, Houghton Mifflin, and UpWrite Press. He also leads writing workshops across the United States. Dr. John Van Rys currently teaches writing at Redeemer University College, Ancaster, Ontario. Van Rys has taught writing for 18 years. A graduate of The University of Western Ontario and Dalhousie University, Van Rys received the highest scholarships available in Canada-the SSHRCC (Canada Council) Doctoral Fellowship and the Killim Scholarship-during his graduate studies. He has co-authored FUSION 1, FUSION 2, WRITE 1 SENTENCES TO PARAGRAPHS, WRITE 2 PARAGRAPHS TO ESSAYS, and a variety of business-writing handbooks and materials for the educational and business-writing markets, including WRITE FOR WORK, SCHOOL TO WORK, THE COLLEGE WRITER, WRITE FOR BUSINESS, THE BUSINESS WRITER, WRITING EFFECTIVE E-MAIL, and WRITING BUSINESS AND SALES CORRESPONDENCE. Pat Sebranek is a businessperson and an educator who co-founded Write Source in 1977. Prior to founding Write Source, Mr. Sebranek taught writing and speaking at the high school level for 16 years, where he developed several courses aimed at helping students use the writing process more effectively. He has co-authored FUSION 1, FUSION 2, WRITE 1 SENTENCES TO PARAGRAPHS, WRITE 2 PARAGRAPHS TO ESSAYS, and many more English handbooks, including WRITE SOURCE 2000, WRITERS INC, WRITE FOR COLLEGE, THE COLLEGE WRITER, WRITE FOR BUSINESS, THE BUSINESS WRITER, and WRITING EFFECTIVE E-MAIL. He continues to contribute to products that will help individuals improve their communication skills.
Table of Contents
PART I: WRITING PROCESS. 1. Understanding the Reading-Writing Connection. 2. One Writer's Process. 3. Starting. 4. Planning. 5. Drafting. 6. Revising. 7. Editing. 8. Publishing. PART II: FORMS OF WRITING. Narrative, Descriptive, and Reflective Writing. 9. Narration, Description, and Reflection. Analytical Writing. 10. Definition. 11. Classification. 12. Process. 13. Comparison-Contrast. 14. Cause-Effect. 15. Writing about Literature: A Case Study in Analysis. Persuasive Writing. 16. Strategies for Argumentation and Persuasion. 17. Taking a Position. 18. Persuading Readers to Act. 19. Proposing a Solution. Research Writing. 20. Planning Your Research Project. 21. Doing Your Research. 22. Working with Your Sources. 23. Writing a Research Paper. 24. MLA and APA Styles. Bonus Online Chapters. A Interview Report. B Lab and Experiment Reports. C Workplace Writing. D Web Writing. E Assessment. PART III: HANDBOOK. 25. Grammar. 26. Sentences. 27. Sentence Errors. 28. Punctuation. 29. Mechanics. 30. Multilingual and ESL Guidelines.